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How do employer practices shape job quality and outcomes for workers and businesses? A new WorkRise report, funded by B Lab, compares certified B Corporations—firms committed to social and environmental goals—with similar non-B Corps. The findings highlight that B Corps are more likely to offer benefits like parental leave, health insurance, and flexible scheduling. However, when accounting for these practices, firm outcomes such as job growth and revenue are similar between B Corps and their peers. These insights provide valuable lessons for employers, policymakers, and stakeholders working to improve job quality across the labor market. Explore the full report to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eY9RF8-S

What makes manufacturing workers stay in their jobs? A study of Tennessee workers finds that job satisfaction, commitment to their employer, and work-life balance all play a role. Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/ePBk5c4v

This study found that companies boosted revenue, expanded their workforces, and created valuable training pathways through a state-based incumbent worker training program. Read full findings here: https://lnkd.in/e2UYhU8B

Did you know that as of July 2024, more than 38,000 disabled people—90 percent of whom have intellectual or developmental #disabilities—earned subminimum wages? A recently proposed federal rule would phase out a program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers less than the federal minimum wage. Learn more about how subminimum wage #employment impacts disabled workers, how states have phased out subminimum wages, and recommendations for how to help people with disabilities achieve #economic security in a new Urban Wire piece.

How does a $15-an-hour minimum wage affect younger workers entering the labor market? Jennie Romich, the director of the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington discusses her groundbreaking research on the impact of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage on these workers’ labor market participation and earnings over the past decade. Watch full video here: https://lnkd.in/g8yKxCbg

Enacted in 2018, Oregon's Fair Work Week Act aims to give people working low-wage jobs in the services sector greater predictability and control over their schedules. But how closely has the law’s implementation matched its stated intent? A study of service workers found many are unaware of their rights and face pressure to waive protections, highlighting the need for enhanced enforcement and education funding and more explicit language to prevent loopholes. Find out how Oregon's approach can provide lessons to other states seeking to ensure that workers’ rights are protected and enforced. https://lnkd.in/evKKRKHi #sheduling #workerrights #fairworkweek #workerprotection

What does the future of manufacturing look like? At 2pm ET today, WorkRise will host a virtual conversation with expert panelists to explore how innovative worker-centered job design can increase productivity and business growth while creating high-quality jobs for workers. Register here: https://lnkd.in/efMKwT7J

US manufacturers face #workforce challenges but collaborating with workers can offer a path forward. Join Urban’s WorkRise on 12/18 @ 2 p.m. ET for a virtual event on how innovative job designs can help stimulate and sustain #business growth and support an evolving workforce. Register now. https://urbn.is/3Bq05cc #LiveatUrban

A new, WorkRise-funded report, "Centering Workers and Advancing Business Needs: Nine Case Studies of Partnerships in the Manufacturing Sector," provides valuable insights into the role of intermediaries in driving positive change across nine small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) in the US. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eKrPnw9D Join us for our December 18th event, "How Businesses Can Advance Manufacturing's Future through Collaboration with Workers", for an insightful conversation where we’ll dive into this latest report. Nichola Lowe, the lead author, will be on the panel to discuss key findings and recommendations. Register here: https://lnkd.in/efMKwT7J #manufacturing #manufacturingemployers #workertraining - Intermediary Partners feat. in the report: Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP), Northland Workforce Training Center, Buffalo Manufacturing Works, University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives, Project Equity, North Carolina Employee Ownership Center, Broughton Consulting, LLC, Carolina Textile District, The Industrial Commons.

*Forging the Future: Celebrating MAGNET's 40th Anniversary* Lissy Rand, MAGNET's Executive Director, Workforce Partnerships, talks with WorkRise about overcoming racial disparities in manufacturing recruitment and training programs by connecting underrepresented workers with jobs in manufacturing. WorkRise, hosted by the Urban Institute, is a research-to-action network on jobs, workers, and mobility. Recently, thanks to funding from WorkRise, MAGNET partnered with New Growth Group, LLC, PolicyBridge and Towards Employment to release the Advancing Economic Mobility in Manufacturing research report, which examines the results of our on-ramp training program (ACCESS to Manufacturing) for recruiting Black workers into the sector. Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/ewbEwMGT Listen to Lissy’s conversation with Megan Tackney of WorkRise here: https://lnkd.in/eGHHmMCG #partnerships #manufacturingsuccess #forgingthefuture #magnet40